200 environmentally friendly cotton swabs (q-tips) made of bamboo and organic cotton. Vegan. Soft for you, me and our planet. With the soft cotton swab, you can gently clean the outer part of the ear, remove excess makeup or precisely and gently clean a wound on the skin. NOTE: Never use q-tips in the ear canal. The cotton swabs measure 7.5 cm and are made of bamboo which is naturally anti-bacterial and 100% degradable. The bamboo is grown without the use of artificial fertilizer and is both an environmentally friendly and durable material. Mjúkr NORWAY has deliberately chosen to use moso bamboo, which is one of the bamboo species that the endangered giant panda does not feed on. The cotton is made from organically grown cotton.The cotton swabs come hygienically and dust-free delivered in a box made of 100% recycled cardboard that can be recycled as paper. Mjúkr NORWAY has chosen bamboo as a material because: 1. Bamboo has a formidable ability to absorb large amounts of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and thus reduces CO2 emissions. 2. Bamboo generates up to 35% more oxygen than other trees / plants. 3. After the bamboo has been cut down, it quickly grows back on the same root without the use of artificial fertilizer. 4. Bamboo is fast growing. It can grow up to 15 meters in just six months and the largest bamboo species grows one meter per day! 5. Bamboo is 100% recyclable. 6. Bamboo is a hard and durable material that is also anti-bacterial.